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package org.apache.struts2.rest;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

/**
 * Type-safe rest-related informtion to apply to a response
 */
public interface HttpHeaders {

    /**
     * Applies the configured information to the response
     * @param request The request
     * @param response The response
     * @param target The target object, usually the action
     * @return The result code to process
     */
    String apply(HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response, Object target);
    
    /**
     * The HTTP status code
     */
    int getStatus();

    /**
     * The HTTP status code
     */
    void setStatus(int status);

    /**
     * The result code to process
     */
    String getResultCode();

}